Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-29
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

JUDGE SAGE, of tine United States
Court in Cincinnati, has postponed the
trial of BENZ. E. Hopkins, of the Fidelity
National Bank, until January 10, caut ton
ing the jurors, mean while, to not converse
upon the subject and to not read news
paper statements about it.
THE Middle States conference of Pro
hibitionists met in New York City on the
Goth.
In consequence of the frequency of dis
astrous fires among the cargoes of Ameri-
can cotton, a committee of London and
Liverpool underwriters has been formed
to make an investigation.
IT is reported that Governor LARA bee
of Iowa will respite Smith, the Fayette
County murderer, sentenced to be hung in
January. The respite will be short, and
will be made on account of q change of
sheriffs in January.
PROMINENT wool growers met at Sacra-
mento, CAL, On the Goth, and adopted
resolutions condemnfng any effort for the
reduction of tariff on wool, and urging
upon Congress the necessity of retaining
the present rates of duty.
SowDERs, the famous young dew drop
pitch err of st. Paul, Mimi, who led the
Northw estern League twirlers in last
seasons w ork, was sold to Boston on the
Goth, for $1,000
CONSTABLE PORTS, of Des Moines, Ia,
who achieved so NIGH fame as a Prohibit
zionist, and who has. gained notoriety for
Selling liquor under the Clark law, was
arrested on the Goth by the marshal of
Stewart County, charged with defraud-
ing a widow out Of a board bill. He was
taken to that place to answer the charge.
A FREIGHT train ran into Conductor
Berdsley's train at Lakefield, Mimi, early
on the morning of the Goth, during a
binding snow-storm. Engineer Wells
Bucklin of the freight had both legs cut
OFF and died. Engineer Searls of the
other train was severely but not fatally
injured.
THE scheme of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company for the establishment of
an employees savings institution has been
perfected, and President Roberts has is
sued circular to those in its service east
Of Pittsburgh and Erie, setting forth the
action of the board of directors, and out
lining the regulations of the fund.
THE river was closed by ice at FIT. Madi-
son, H., on the 21st.
HENRY STANLEY, the African explorer,
has been heard from again indirectly.
IT is reported that the Pope intends to
make Archbishop Williams, of Boston,
cardinal.
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to Rome to take part in the Pope's jubilee.
. THE steamer San Vincente was burned
off Pigeon Point, in the Pacific ocean, on
the 21st, and eleven lives are believed to
be lost.
CAPTAIN dunno has been committed
for trial at Dublin for shooting at Rev.
Henry Melville.
A MEETING of representative wooden
manufacturers was held in New York on
the 21st to correct abuses in the credit and
discount systems.
SECRETARY FAIRCHILD issued an order
on the 21st for the closing Of all custom.
houses on the Goth inst and the I'd prox.
He also ordered the closing of the Treas
ury Department at noon on the oath and
31st instants.
THE steamship Great Eastern has been
sold to an English metal firm for fl6, 900.
The vessel will be broken up as old metal.
THE National Cigarmakers' Union is
preparing for an immense strike.
AN unknown man entered entered Nick
elps jewelry store ct Waukesha, Wis, at
six O'Clock on the evening of the 21st, and
stole $500 worth of jewelry and an UNI
known quantity of diamonds in the most
daring manner and escaped with his
plumber.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL will en-
deavor to have an interview with the Gear
while visiting Russia.
JOHN HowsoN's funeral took place at
the Church of the TRANSPORTATION, New
York, on the 21st, and was largely at
tended, members of the theatrical profess
sion predominating. The funeral was
conducted bv the Benevolent Order of
Elks.